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More than 95% of deaf and hard of hearing children grow up in a family with hearing parents. Only a small percentage of these parents learn sign language. This can lead to delays in their cognitive, emotional and social development. A new app supports parents in learning Dutch Sign Language.
Combatting textile waste with new recycling methods
How can we recycle the increasing number of fast fashion polycotton textiles? There is good news: a new method developed by a UvA research group dissolves the cotton to yield glucose, while the remaining polyester is reprocessed using available polyester recycling methods.
Throughout history, humans have had enormous impact on nature, even to the point of animal extinction. A new exhibition at Allard Pierson displays a range of artworks that display the way humans look at nature.
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